PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Noem signed the following 21 bills into law:

SB 9 modifies discharge notice procedures applicable to developmentally disabled persons;

SB 10 expands certification options for interpreters for The Committee on Health and Human Services at the request of the Department of Human Services;

SB 11 updates the deposit threshold for actions related to general rate cases;

SB 12 authorizes the construction of a National Guard Vehicle maintenance shop in Watertown, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency;

SB 13 authorizes the construction of an addition to the BG Dean Mann Readiness Center in Sioux Falls, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency;

SB 14 revises the legal description for the construction of a National Guard Readiness Center in Sioux Falls, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency;

SB 15 accepts Uniformed Services ID as proof of veteran status to have veteran designation added to a state license or ID card;

SB 37 revises provision pertaining to the South Dakota School for the Deaf;

SB 71 authorizes other fuel taxes to be included in the state’s International Fuel Tax Agreement collections;

SB 73 excludes township-owned self-propelled machinery, equipment, and vehicles from fuel excise tax;

SB 85 revises rebating provisions in the insurance code;

HB 1038 revises certain provision pertaining to the Department of Veterans Affairs and residency in the State Veterans Home;

HB 1041 provides an exception to the definition of drug paraphernalia;

HB 1047 revises certain provisions regarding military affairs;

HB 1048 repeals and makes technical changes to provisions regarding the Board of Military Affairs;

HB 1057 allows for the appointment of county coroner by all counties;

HB 1060 modifies provisions related to procurement for the state and other purchasing agencies;

HB 1064 requires the Unified Judicial System to assemble a task force to address the provision of legal services to indigent parties within the South Dakota court system and to declare an emergency;

HB 1088 updates requirements for an insurance company seeking to do business in this state;

HB 1091 amends provisions of the insurance statutes regarding producer recommendations and responsibilities; and,

HB 1101 ensures the proper labeling of American Indian arts and crafts.

Governor Noem has signed 55 bills into law this legislative session.